The lawn and drive had been crowded with the faces of those who guessed at his corruption - and he had stood on those steps, concealing his incorruptible dream, as he waved them good-by.

“Draw your chair up close to the edge of the precipice and I’ll tell you a story.”

“One thin's sure and nothing's surerThe rich get richer and the poor get — child…”

“The breathless idyl of their engagement gave way, first, to the intense romance…”

“It's so hard to find a male to gratify one's artistic tastes.”